Program Head

Weekday AI (YC W21); Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI (YC W21) in Kolkata invites an experienced leader to own an undergraduate program in Data Science, Digital Marketing or Financial Markets. You will be responsible for curriculum quality, faculty management, and end-to-end academic operations, reporting to the National Head.

The role requires 7+ years of experience in academic administration, operations, and program management, with a full-time on-site setup in Kolkata.

Qualifications

• Must-have: academic administration
• Must-have: Operations
• Must-have: Curriculum design

Responsibilities

• Curriculum and academic quality management (updates with industry advisors, assessments, projects, capstones)
• Faculty management (hiring, training, schedules, reviews of full-time and visiting faculty)
• Academic administration (batch planning, timetables, exams, records, partner university coordination, student discipline)
• Admissions support and the programs enrollment targets
• Industry integration (live projects, internships, guest sessions, placements)
• Placement and internship outcomes
• Student success (attendance, retention, early intervention, parent engagement)

Skills

academic administration

Operations

Curriculum design

Job description

Job Description:

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients
Salary range: Rs 1800000 - Rs 3500000 (ie INR 18 - 35 LPA)

Min Experience: 7+ years
Location: Kolkata
JobType: full-time

Owns one undergraduate program (Data Science, Digital Marketing or Financial Markets) end to end - the academic product (curriculum, faculty, delivery quality) and the ops around it (scheduling, records, admissions support, internships, placements). Reports to the National Head.

Owns:

• - Curriculum and academic quality (updates with industry advisors, assessments, projects, capstones)
• - Faculty management (hiring, training, schedules, reviews of full-time and visiting faculty)
• - Academic administration (batch planning, timetables, exams, records, partner university coordination, student discipline)
• - Admissions support and the programs enrollment targets
• - Industry integration (live projects, internships, guest sessions, placements)
• - Placement and internship outcomes
• - Student success (attendance, retention, early intervention, parent engagement)

Must-have skills

• academic administration
• Operations
• Curriculum design

Good-to-have skills

• Accreditation knowledge
• Student outcomes
• Program Management